Animal Husbandry and Vocational Training

Baikunthapur Tarun Sangha, Baikunthapur, West Bengal

Contact: Susanta Giri

October 2018 – October 2019

Budget: Rs.4,95,000

This project aims to improve the livelihoods of two underprivileged groups in villages in the Ganges delta.  First, 100 widows will receive training in goat and poultry raising and some animals to start with.  They will also receive support in growing fodder crops on rented land. Second, 50 unemployed rural youths will receive training in 2-wheeler repairing or in carpentry and woodcrafts.